Sandhya Pruthi, MD

Sandhya Pruthi, MD is a family physician, professor of medicine, and Medical Director for the Division of Health Education and Content Services at Mayo Clinic. Her research and clinical expertise is in breast cancer prevention and management of women at increased risk for breast cancer, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer risk and providing pre-operative counseling to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

Specialty

• General Internal Medicine/Family Medicine

Current Practice

• Consultant in the Breast Diagnostic and Cancer Clinic at Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Board Certifications

• Family Medicine

Education

• University of Manitoba Medical School, Winnipeg, Canada
• Family Medicine Residency, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

Career Highlights and Accolades

• Dr. Pruthi is a recipient of the Distinguished Educator–Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and the Global Impact Award–Mayo Clinic, School of Continuous Professional Development.
• She served as Director of the Breast Diagnostic Clinic at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN from January 2002 to July 2010.
• Dr. Pruthi is a Mayo Clinic principal investigator on several national breast cancer prevention and biomarker trials aimed at reducing the risk of breast cancer.
• She has also collaborated in other women’s health trials studying integrative therapies for improving the quality of life of breast cancer survivors.

Publications, Books, and Media

• Dr. Pruthi has published and contributed to numerous peer-reviewed research articles on topics including chemoprevention for breast cancer, reducing breast cancer incidence and mortality, and breast cancer prevention for high-risk patients.
• She is also the author of Women's Health Encyclopedia: An Integrated Approach to Wellness for Every Season of a Woman's Life.

Personal Life

• Dr. Pruthi is married and has two sons. She loves to do yoga and take long walks, and has recently taken up golf.